Olivia Valentine's guest appearances

Olivia Valentine

Interviews by Brainard Carey

The Doily Free Zone

Visiting Artist Program

Paula Matthusen

Linda Francis

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

David Clark

Shawn Theodore

Jason Karolak

Judy Glantzman

Eric Fleischauer

Annie Sprinkle

Tony Conrad

Perdita Finn

Clark Strand

William Wegman

Todd Gray

Cathy Linh Che

OwlTail

Des Moines studio at her loom, Spring 2019.Olivia Valentine is an interdisciplinary visual artist working primarily in textile construction, drawing, and photography, and in collaboration with composers, architects, and designers. Recent exhibitions include Museum of Arts and Design (New York), the Danish Royal Academy (Copenhagen), and The American Academy in Rome (Italy).Olivia received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is an Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture at Iowa State University.In this interview we discussed her sound collaboration with Paula Matthusen and also the books she is reading which are; Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation by Richard Sennett and Queer Abstraction a catalog by Jared Ledesma and David Getsy.Field Edging #15 (Viking Lake), 2019, Photograph and thread on archival board.From weeping or other cause shown with Walking Panorama (Skywalk), both 2019, from the series The Shadow is My Body. Plaster, Rabbit Skin Glue, Foamcore, Inkjet print.

Des Moines studio at her loom, Spring 2019. Olivia Valentine is an interdisciplinary visual artist working primarily in textile construction, drawing, and photography, and in collaboration with composers, architects, and designers. Recent exhibitions include Museum of Arts and Design (New York), the Danish Royal Academy (Copenhagen), and The American Academy in Rome (Italy). Olivia received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is an Assistant Professor of Art and Visual Culture at Iowa State University. In this interview we discussed her sound collaboration with Paula Matthusen and also the books she is reading which are; Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation by Richard Sennett and Queer Abstraction a catalog by Jared Ledesma and David Getsy. Field Edging #15 (Viking Lake), 2019, Photograph and thread on archival board. From weeping or other cause shown with Walking Panorama (Skywalk), both 2019, from the series The Shadow is My Body. Plaster, Rabbit Skin Glue, Foamcore, Inkjet print.

The idea of lace music, or a lace album might first seem strange, but anyone who makes bobbin lace, or has been in a space where people are making bobbin lace knows that this craft has its own very special music; the sound of wooden bobbins dancing as a lace maker works is both beautiful and hypnotic, so it might not be such a huge leap after all…Over the last 2 years the collaboration between composer Paula Matthusen and artist (and lace maker) Olivia Valentine has taken this sound and reworked it into a complex process or composing, performing and recording the sounds of lace and place. Between Systems and Grounds is the name which they have given to this collaboration and to their new album which they launched on December1 in Brooklyn.I was fortunate to have been able to speak with Paula and Olivia the evening before the launch and chat about their unique project, process and their specially designed lace music box.Tune in to hear all about this fascinating story…To hear more TextileStories subscribe to our channel or visit: http://www.textilesupport.net/blogTo read more about Paula and Olivia’s work go to: https://betweensystemsandgrounds.com/ You can also find the album on Bandcamp, iTunes and Amazon.Would you prefer to watch a slideshow while you listen? Find us on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEWyEEuojOfsVZdkK5KGBZqzhKYg3ztnX Music: "Add And" by Broke for Free http://brokeforfree.com/

The idea of lace music, or a lace album might first seem strange, but anyone who makes bobbin lace, or has been in a space where people are making bobbin lace knows that this craft has its own very special music; the sound of wooden bobbins dancing as a lace maker works is both beautiful and hypnotic, so it might not be such a huge leap after all… Over the last 2 years the collaboration between composer Paula Matthusen and artist (and lace maker) Olivia Valentine has taken this sound and reworked it into a complex process or composing, performing and recording the sounds of lace and place. Between Systems and Grounds is the name which they have given to this collaboration and to their new album which they launched on December1 in Brooklyn. I was fortunate to have been able to speak with Paula and Olivia the evening before the launch and chat about their unique project, process and their specially designed lace music box. Tune in to hear all about this fascinating story… To hear more TextileStories subscribe to our channel or visit: <a href="http://www.textilesupport.net/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.textilesupport.net/blog</a> To read more about Paula and Olivia’s work go to: <a href="https://betweensystemsandgrounds.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://betweensystemsandgrounds.com/</a> You can also find the album on Bandcamp, iTunes and Amazon. Would you prefer to watch a slideshow while you listen? Find us on Youtube here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEWyEEuojOfsVZdkK5KGBZqzhKYg3ztnX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEWyEEuojOfsVZdkK5KGBZqzhKYg3ztnX</a> Music: "Add And" by Broke for Free <a href="http://brokeforfree.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://brokeforfree.com/</a>

Paula Matthusen & Olivia Valentine

Olivia Valentine Visiting Artist Lecture